Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Untangling the Yemen Conflict: Middle Eastern Roots and Iran's Role in Mediation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Ph.D Student in International Relations, Islamic Azad University of Hamadan, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of International Relations, Islamic Azad University of Hamadan, Iran
Abstract
Yemen is the poorest Arab country in the world. The corruption of the government, the marginalization of the Houthis, and the inability of the government to meet the economic needs of the citizens of this poor Arab country have been burning in the fire of instability for more than a decade. This instability is such that the transfer of power in 2011 could not be a message of peace for this country, and finally, in 2015, the country entered into a devastating civil war. This research, using the descriptive-analytical method, has tried to investigate the roots of the crisis in Yemen and the constructive role of Iran in ending this conflict. The results of the research show that the Islamic Republic of Iran evaluates the developments in Yemen in the form of Islamic awakening, which reduces the influence of the West in the region. Therefore, the Islamic Republic of Iran is concerned about the efforts of Saudi Arabia to manage the developments in Yemen and to empower the affiliated currents and demands that all religious and political currents play a role in the future of this country. What is important for Iran is, firstly, to play a constructive role in the developments of this country to solve the existing challenges towards the understanding of political groups, and secondly, to support its allies to prevent their forced exit from the power scene.
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Article Title Persian

ریشه های خاورمیانه ای بحران یمن و میانجیگری ایران در پایان دادن به مناقشه

Authors Persian

حسن وزیری ستا 1
علی رضا رضایی 2
قاسم ترابی 2
1 دانشجوی دکتری روابط بین الملل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد همدان، ایران.
2 دانشیار گروه روابط بین الملل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد همدان، ایران
Abstract Persian

یمن فقیرترین کشور عربی در جهان است. فساد دولت، به حاشیه رانده شدن حوثی‌ها و ناتوانی دولت در رفع نیازهای اقتصادی شهروندان این کشور فقیر عربی را برای بیش از یک دهه در آتش بی‌ثباتی می‌سوزاند. این بی‌ثباتی به حدی است که انتقال قدرت سال ۲۰۱۱ نتوانست برای این کشور پیام‌آور صلح باشد و در نهایت سال ۲۰۱۵ کشور وارد یک جنگ داخلی ویرانگر شد. در این پژوهش با استفاده از روش توصیفی ـ تحلیلی تلاش کرده است تا به بررسی ریشه های بحران یمن و نقش سازندۀ ایران در پایان دادن به این درگیری بپردازد. نتایج پژوهش نشان می دهد جمهوری اسلامی ایران تحولات یمن را در قالب بیداری اسلامی ارزیابی می‌کند که سبب کاهش نفوذ غرب در منطقه می‌شود. از همین‌رو، جمهوری اسلامی ایران تلاش‌های عربستان سعودی را برای مدیریت تحولات یمن و به قدرت رساندن جریان‌های وابسته با نگرانی دنبال می‌کند و خواستار نقش‌آفرینی همه جریانات مذهبی و سیاسی در آینده این کشور است. آنچه برای ایران اهمیت دارد، در درجه نخست ایفای نقشی سازنده در تحولات این کشور برای رفع چالش‌های موجود در جهت تفاهم گروه‌های سیاسی و در درجه دوم، حمایت از متحدان خود برای جلوگیری از خروج تحمیلی آنان از صحنه قدرت است.

Keywords Persian

خاورمیانه
بحران یمن
عربستان
ایران
روند صلح
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  • Receive Date 26 June 2023
  • Revise Date 26 July 2024
  • Accept Date 22 August 2024